Inhomogeneous vs. Heterogeneous — What's the Difference?

Lack of homogeneity.

Diverse in character or content

Something that is not homogeneous or uniform.

Also het·er·og·e·nous (hĕt′ə-rŏjə-nəs) Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; not homogeneous.

Not homogeneous

Xenogeneic.

Not homogeneous

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

(mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.

Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.

(chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.

(computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.

Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; - opposed to homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is made up.

Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature;

Originating outside the body